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Evaluation & selection of new European, Asian, & N. American major equipment suppliers
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Leader of Global Improvement Group for chemical/powder process safety and procedures
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In-charge of cross-departmental teams in working with suppliers building factory equipment, and performing HAZOP’s, FAT’s, SAT’s
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Managing 5 expat managers (Materials Planning, Production Line, Chemical & Powder Batching, Maintenance/Engineering, Automation/Integration) with indirect reports of 183 staff.
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Member of the EHS committee
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Hired and trained new teams to run 24/7 shifts
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Setup maintenance department with full maintenance software, spare parts inventory, and CNC machining capability
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Successfully passed all 15 OEM customer audits of the new facility in 1st year
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Directed a team of 9 project professionals based in UK initially to design, budget, and build a 1st Phase $70million manufacturing chemical plant working with the Macedonian Investment Authority
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Built to Euro Code 8 Earthquake designs and European building standards in a 13.1 ha green-field site, with +9,000M2 chemical manufacturing building, & 1,800M2 warehouse using VNA forklifts.
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Included company’s insurance provider during early design phases for risk management mitigation
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Performed HAZOP, SAT’s, FAT’s with cross functional teams with all installed equipment
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Engaged external parties for hydrostatic testing & inspection of pressure vessels, piping lines, flanges, and rupture discs.
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Hired external certified electrical audit/inspection company to review new facility
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Set up and implemented the company’s “Best Practices Projects” across Asian Region sites
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Performed improvement studies with staff, and introduced alternate methods in manufacturing
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Blueprinted SAP for Asian Region Template
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$18Million new pioneering high tech chemical manufacturing plant setup, with 67 staff members
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Trained & empowered local staff in production line on how to make excellent catalyst products
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Setup consignment inventory with major suppliers to ensure continued operations with new product lines
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Experience with hazardous high value precious metal supply shipments from abroad under IATA requirements
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Overall running of manufacturing plant with 55 staff
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Chairman of Health & Safety Committee
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Full responsibility of all supporting and raw materials to ensure continuous production meeting customer delivery schedules
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Worked with local Proton car manufacturer and took lead with suppliers in the phasing out of discontinued catalytic converter systems
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Liaised with Kastam Importation Klang, and Seremban for new materials importation and proper tarif classifications
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Member of the Advance Product Quality Planning Team
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Managed materials planning team in procurement of raw materials to meet daily production requirements.
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Established procedures and checklist for ordering materials, and maintaining stock levels.
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Worked with MIDA, and Kastams for importation of machinery & equipment, and raw materials importation.
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Established direct contacts with all suppliers in the chain.
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Setup division 1st BOM accounting system for chemical formulation which handled borrowed PGM’s
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Responsible for P&L, balance sheet, and company audit
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Implemented inventory control for all raw materials, and precious group metals.